Safety on the Dance Floor at Lake Sumter
 

We understand that the wind may blow leaves on the dance floor at Lake Sumter
after the landscaping contractors have departed for the day. The leaves on the dance floor do seem to pose a safety and liabilty issue for dancers and The Vilages.

Any constructive sugggestions as to help with this concern? Thanks.

watch your step. bring your leaf blower. how constructive can one be without dedicating resources to blow the leaves...plant plastic trees.

I can only think of 3 Constructive ideas to solve the problem:

1) Don't Dance

2) Wrap yourself in bubble wrap before leaving home (just be sure to cut a little hole out to breath through.

3) Stay home and watch the dancing from the Web Cam (this option is the safest)
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I was dancing at LSL a couple of weeks ago and didn't notice any leaves. Perhaps a recent issue?
It's hard to imagine that leaves could pose a safety and liability issue. :shocked:

Funny
 

So funny but practical for complainers.

and you can supply your own tunes!

I am trying to feel compassion for this problem.

Thank you all for your comments. Last night was particularly bad and slippery as agreed by many of the participants AND by Community Watch personnel.

I just read all of the OP's posts and he appears to be a very reasonable person.

O.P.... We don't have much leaf fall around here but I think this is the time the oaks may lose their leaves. I am an AVID reader on this forum much to the aggravation of many and I don't recall anyone ever falling because of the leaves being slippery...at least not mentioning it here and here is where a lot of problems end up.


Be very careful OP. I mean that sincerely. Sorry for my glib remark.

Maybe if there are leaves on the dance floor.............don't dance.

Should be good for the Electric Slide.:1rotfl:

Did Community Watch suggest a solution?

I know a person who fell last night and he admittedly had too much to drink. :D

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Perhaps we could hire students from the charter school to run around and pick up leaves and make a few extra bucks. Or perhaps there is a leaf decoupage club in The Villages that would welcome the opportunity for free supplies.

I assumed that your message was a caution and looking for suggestions. Did you have any thoughts?

My thoughts are that it is outside and leaves, curbs, water, frost etc are all hazards that we hopefully have learned to handle with our actions.

But I heard them say in their warnings to watch out for small children. Perhaps they could add "and leaves."

Love it or LEAVE it.

Have Community Watch put yellow ribbons around the leaves.

Exactly! Issued as a caution, not a complaint. Community Watch was quite courteous and mindful of the situation, but had no solution other than to find a broom. They wished they had one in storage, but there was none. Some of the replies here are indeed funny.

I noticed a few leaves in my driveway the other day... you don't suppose this is spreading do you? Oh the humanity!!

Dear OP
Thank you for the heads up. Your heart and mind are in the right place.

Safety on any dance floor first begins with wearing a proper pair of shoes. People who belong to various dance clubs purchase shoes specifically made for dancing.

As for leaves just how do you time them so they do not fall while people are dancing? do you say OK trees we cleaned up the dance floor so knock it off no more dropping of leaves until at least after the DJ calls for the last dance

Personal Best Regards:

Leaves I have no problem with, it's those palm seeds that are like little ball bearings that I think dangerous.:shocked:

Some regular dancers should buy some brooms and keep them in their cars. Maybe, put a notice about an easy way to make money for some teens in the area of using these brooms before and in between dances.

I thought I entered the for fun only forum.

NO slippery leaves on the dance floor last nght. Thanks Lake Sumter.

There are soooooooooo many line dancers at times that if one fell, it would take out all 4 sides of the LSL dance floor. It was really a comical sight watching 2 groups of line dancers last night at Brownwood going in 2 different directions. BTW, wasn't line dancing's heyday 15-20 years ago? Just saying.........